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Ottoman amphibious landing at Kinburn
- When
- 12 October 1787
- Where
- Kinburn spit and nearby village of Bienka
- Part of
- Battle of Kinburn
Under cover of intensified bombing, 6,000 Ottoman troops landed on two sites near Kinburn on 12 October 1787, supported by fleet fire.
On 12 October 1787 at 9 in the morning, an amphibious landing of 6,000 troops was conducted on two separate sites: 5,300 on the bank's 'tongue' itself, and the remaining troops 10–15 versts away at a village of Bienka. The fleet supported the landing with fire, following a bombing that had grown more intense.
Sources
- Battle of Kinburn (1787) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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